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By David Hirschberg

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Biodegradation
Scientists develop microbes which consume CO2 to produce biodegradable plastics, fuels- Technology News, Firstpost
Firstpost - Press Trust of IndiaJun 11, 2019 15:41:42 IST
Scientists have developed hybrid organisms that use ambient carbon dioxide and nitrogen to produce a variety of plastics and fuels. The research is a …
David Hirschberg
Natural Gas
Can We Arrest Global Warming By Yanking CO2 From The Atmosphere?
Forbes - Ken Silverstein
When the National Climate Assessment was released late last year, it said that the risk of catastrophic climate change was such that new tools had to be created to literally yank CO2 from atmosphere —
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Science
Sponges help scientists detect waterborne DNA
newatlas.com - Ben Coxworth
We've recently been hearing about how scientists can tell which creatures are present in an aquatic environment, by detecting their cast-off DNA in …
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Science
Comet inspires chemistry for making breathable oxygen on Mars
phys.org - Emily Velasco
Science fiction stories are chock full of terraforming schemes and oxygen generators for a very good reason—we humans need molecular oxygen (O2) to …
David Hirschberg
Photosynthesis
A new artificial photosynthesis breakthrough uses gold to turn CO2 into liquid fuel
Business Insider - ScienceAlert
Scientists have developed a new way of achieving artificial photosynthesis, producing high-energy hydrocarbons by leveraging electron-rich gold nanoparticles as a catalyst. In photosynthesis, plants convert
David Hirschberg
How a hamburger and milkshake from Dick’s Drive-In led to a breakthrough for this biotech startup
geekwire.com - James Thorne
When it was time for PvP Biologics to test its promising treatment for celiac disease, the Seattle startup wanted to keep things local. They needed a …
David Hirschberg
News
Scientists start to unravel how the brain forgets
Axios - Alison Snyder
We are desperate to fight forgetting — it scares us, it annoys us, and it can cost us. Yet there are also memories we want to forget. Why it matters: …
David Hirschberg
Moondust Could Cloud Our Lunar Ambitions
WIRED - Ceridwen Dovey
In the public imagination, the American astronauts who landed on the moon five decades ago were square-jawed superhumans, not the types to worry …
David Hirschberg
Technology
Purdue’s robotic hummingbird is nearly as nimble as the real thing
Digital Trends - Luke Dormehl
In West Lafayette, Indiana, the renowned ornithologist Xinyan Deng stretches out her hand to serve as a platform for a magnificent turquoise and dark …
David Hirschberg
Dangerous Pathogens Use This Sophisticated Machinery to Infect Hosts
mindzilla.com
Pasadena, CA — Gastric cancer, Q fever, Legionnaires’ disease, whooping cough–though the infectious bacteria that cause these dangerous diseases are …
David Hirschberg
The universe may be a billion years younger than we thought. Scientists are scrambling to figure out why.
NBC News - By Corey S. Powell
New research suggests that the Big Bang that birthed the cosmos occurred 12.5 billion years ago. We've all lost track of time at one point or another, but astronomers really go all in. Recent studies they
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Owning a dog is influenced by genetic make-up
medicalxpress.com - Science X staff
A team of Swedish and British scientists have studied the heritability of dog ownership using information from 35,035 twin pairs from the Swedish …
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Chinese rover finds strange rocks that may come from deep inside the moon
National Geographic - Robin George Andrews
The record-setting Chang’e-4 mission might have spotted minerals that would reveal long-held secrets about the moon's origins. Kicking off the new year with a bang, China made history in early January
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It's time we stopped human evolution – geneticist
The Conversation UK - Alasdair Mackenzie
Measles cases in the US have hit a 25-year high, with 78 new infections in the past week alone. In a sign of the times, a cruise ship with hundreds …
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Opinion: The "Money Culture" in Academic Biomedical Research
the-scientist.com
A drive for revenue is damaging basic science.
David Hirschberg
Monsanto
Bayer CEO defends Monsanto deal amid growing pressure from Roundup lawsuits
stltoday.com - Reuters
FRANKFURT, Germany • Bayer’s management retains the backing of its supervisory board, its chief executive said in an interview published Sunday, …
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Climate change fears spur investment in carbon capture technology | Financial Times
Financial Times - Leslie Hook
In the foothills of the Swiss alps, a giant set of industrial fans whirring loudly on the roof of a waste incinerator hardly resembles an invention that could save the planet. But these machines — designed
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Canadian Companies
Canadian company gets $68 million to build out ‘negative emissions’ carbon capture tech
Electrek - Phil Dzikiy
A Canadian company has received $68 million in funding to bring its CO2 capturing technology to market on a commercial scale. The tech is able to pull carbon dioxide directly out of the atmosphere for
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Science
Study shows how electricity-eating microbes use electrons to fix carbon dioxide
phys.org - Talia Ogliore
New research from Washington University in St. Louis explains the cellular processes that allow a sun-loving microbe to "eat" …
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True-Meaning Wearable Displays: Self-Powered, Washable and Wearable
scienceandtechnologyresearchnews.com - Posted by Mhean Palisoc
When we think about clothes, they are usually formed with textiles and have to be both wearable and washable for daily use; however, smart clothing …
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Jobs, housing and ice bumper cars play prominently in state of Pierce County speech
thenewstribune.com - By Debbie Cockrell
Touting the “Pierce County way,” County Executive Bruce Dammeier proposed several initiatives in the coming year in his State of the County …
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The First Gene-Edited Food Is Now Being Served
WIRED - Megan Molteni
Not long after Calyxt moved into its shiny new steel and glass headquarters on the outskirts of Minneapolis last summer, someone pulled her car into …
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DNA
Computer scientists create programmable self-assembling DNA
techxplore.com
Computer scientists at University of California, Davis, Maynooth University in Ireland and the California Institute of Technology have created DNA …
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How GMO Technology Saved the Papaya
foodinsight.org - Elizabeth Held
Oh, sweet summertime. These long, hot days are the perfect chance to enjoy cool, refreshing fruits and vegetables. They keep you hydrated, are chock …
David Hirschberg
Seattle, WA
Seattle area feels warmest winter day ever recorded at Sea-Tac, weather service says
seattletimes.com - Christine Clarridge
The stretch of warm days that started at the end of last week and broke other records over the weekend is slated to continue through the workweek, …
David Hirschberg
Albert Einstein
A new Einstein cross is discovered
phys.org - Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
This study, which has combined images from the Hubble Space Telescope with spectroscopic observations from the GTC, has confirmed the existence of a …
David Hirschberg
Scientists grow 'mini-brain on the move' that can contract muscle
The Guardian - Hannah Devlin Science correspondent
Scientists have grown a miniature brain in a dish with a spinal cord and muscles attached, an advance that promises to accelerate the study of conditions such as motor neurone disease. The lentil-sized
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Are We In A 'Galactic Zoo' Protected By Aliens? Scientists Meet To Investigate The 'Great Silence'
Forbes - Jamie Carter
Are we alone? Probably not. After all, astronomers have already found 4,001 confirmed exoplanets in our Milky Way galaxy, and expect there to be over 50 billion exoplanets out there. For scientists gathering